Jackson, Emily 
ORCID: 0000-0002-2052-2776
(2002)
Conception and the irrelevance of the welfare principle.
Modern Law Review, 65 (2).
pp. 176-203.
ISSN 0026-7961
Abstract
This article challenges the assumption that their future children's welfare is a relevant consideration when deciding whether to provide a person with assisted conception services. It does not argue that infertility treatment ought to be available as of right. Rather, this article's proposal is that section 13(5) – which specifies that no-one shall receive assistance with conception unless account has first been taken of the welfare of any child who might be born – should be deleted from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990. Extending the 'welfare principle' to decisions taken prior to a child's conception is shown to be unjust, meaningless and inconsistent with existing legal principle.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/1179743... |
| Additional Information: | © 2002 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
| Divisions: | Law |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Oct 2008 15:15 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 22:33 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/6967 |
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